Improvement in sun-shades



m zizesea N.PE|'ERS. PHO'iO-LITHDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D U.

maintained in po UNITED? STATES HENRY PALMIERI, on new YORK, N. Y.

i a I IMPROVEMENT IN SUN-=SHADES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patcnt No. 176,675, dated April 25, 1876 April 5, 1576.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY PALMIEBI, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Sun Protectors and Umbrellas; and-do" hereby declare that following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this" application.

My invention has for its object to provide a shelter from the rays of the'sun, or from rain, which may be maintained in position without effort or inconvenience by the wearer; and, with this object in view, my invention cohsists of an umbrella, or sun-shade, or parasol provided with a suitable frame and securingstraps, by means of which it may be adjusta bly secured to the body of the wearer, and sition, as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable others to understand the construction and advantages of my improved sunshade, I will proceed to describe the same, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fignre'l is a perspective view of a man in sun-shade, and from which'it will be seen that, while the wearer is thoroughlyprotected from the rays of the sun, yet free use of the body and handsispermitted. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the skeleton 'or frame of the sun-shade and the supporting-braces and adjusting and securing straps. I v

A A represent the ribs of the sun-shade, which are formed in about a perfect half-circle, and, preferably, of hoop-skirt wire, pivoted at either end, at 1 l 1, 'to'a hoop, B, of the same material. It will be observed that, from this peculiar construction, the ribs A may be swung upon theirpivots l 1 1 into the position shown in the drawings, to distend the 7 covering; or they may be swung in areverse direction, to collapse the sun-shade, and lie posite sides, to the hoop B at 2 2. This brace is bent to form two eyes, a a, for the purpose presently explained, and is bent upwardly to form a tongue, b, the extremity of which is application filed bent at right angles to pass through one of vseveral slots, (1, in a back brace, D, formed of c at the bottom to receive the waistband E,

and having its top ends bridged by sheet metal F, through which the slots 01 before referred to are made. G is a short wire loosely secured to the back center of the hoop B, the loose end adapted to pass through the rightangled end of the tongue I) of the brace G, after it shall have passed through one of the slots d, and under a wire loop, f, secured to the brace G at the. rear end, through which the back brace D passes, so that when in position'shown in the drawings the parts are held in position, and the hoop and sunshade or strap, split at the top, and spread to form straps I I, to connect, slightly forward of the pivots 2 2, to the hoop B, and again split to form straps J J, which connect with the eyes a a. The lower end of the strap H is designed to be secured to a buckle, K, attached by a short strap or otherwise to the waistband E.

- It will be observed, from the construction and arrangement of its several parts, that when in the position shown in Fig. 2, and secured to the body of a person, as at Fig. l, the sunshade is maintained or supported over the head of the wearer, and that the movement of thelimbs and body are not in the slightest degree affected or inconvenienced, and that the sunshade may be tilted more or less backward and forward on the pivots 2 2, accordingly as the rays of the sun are directed.

I have shown the peculiar construction ilticulars without departing from the. spirit of my invention. For instance, the frame of the 3sun-shade may be rigid or collapsible, or fold like any ordinary parasol 5 and, instead of the peculiar connection shown between the brace fl'and snpportD and the short wire G, the

may be permanently pivoted to the back pa e brace D, and an independent short rod may be loosely connected to the support-D, and its seen in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to serve as a protector against rain.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent 1. A sun-shade, provided with thebacksup' porting-brace D/G, side brace 0, front martin gale-straps, and waistband E, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A frame for supporting the canopy, courposed of a series of semicircular ribs, A, and a hoop, B, secured-by pivots, in order that. the

frame may collapse, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

3. In combination with the brace D,the wire brace 0, provided with eyes to receive the martingale-straps, and, having the tongue I),

substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 4. In a head sunshade the strap H, split, as

shown and described, to form the connectingstraps I I and J J, substantially as for the purpose set forth.-

Witness my hand and .seal this 24th day of March, 1876.

H. PALMIERI. [L. s.] Witnesses:

J our: 0. FosTER, Jr., A. J. KOHLER; 

